Archive · 28 May 2025
Power Outage Hits Gabon's Capital After Technical Incident
Imagine the lights went out in a big city, that's what happened in Libreville, Gabon.
The power went off early one morning because of a problem.
The company in charge of electricity is trying to fix it.
The outage affected internet and phone service too.
The government is now taking full control of the electricity company after some time of change.
They're working to make sure everyone has power and water, which the leader promised.
The city had problems with electricity before, but things got better with help from floating power plants.
A power outage struck Libreville, Gabon, early Wednesday morning.
The outage was due to a major technical incident.
The SEEG managed to restore power to about half of the capital's customers.
The government announced the full transfer of SEEG management.
Revamping the network is a priority for Gabon's leader.
- Who
- The Gabonese Water and Energy Company (SEEG) and its customers.
- What
- Power outage affecting Libreville, Gabon.
- When
- Early Wednesday morning.
- Where
- Libreville, Gabon.
- Why
- Due to a major technical incident.
Citizen Experience
Government Actions
Infrastructure Problems
Citizen Experience
For months, electricity supply was disrupted due to infrastructure problems, leading to rotating load shedding.
Government Actions
The government is working to revamp the network, as a top priority.
- Affected City
- Libreville
- Cause of Outage
- Major technical incident
- Energy Provider
- SEEG
- Approximate Percentage of Customers Restored (by early morning)
- Half
- Interim Administration of SEEG Started
- August 2023
- Majority Shareholder of SEEG
- Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund (FGIS)